By allowing the Accenture contract to move forward, Congress is sending the wrong message to corporations in the United States - one that says if you play by the rules, and you pay your taxes, you will be at a competitive disadvantage...
Clarke was effectively succeeded in quick succession by Howard Schmidt, known for testifying in favour of the Communications Decency Act, then Amit Yoran and Robert Liscouski. Now Congress may try to quell some of the turmoil over at the Department...
Creation of a DHS policy shop has been suggested by members of Congress, (former Secretary Tom Ridge), and numerous outside experts," Chertoff said. But because the creation of a policy undersecretary post would require Congress to rewrite the law...
He suggested that only VoIP services that provide a "substantial replacement" for telephone service should have to provide E911 and broadband services should be under exclusively federal, not state, jurisdiction.
They're pushing for enactment of the Snowe-Dorgan measure because it includes rules explicitly barring broadband operators from brokering deals with content providers to shuttle their goods at faster speeds or to give them more prominent placement.
Congress has considered net neutrality legislation but it never became law. The Department of Homeland Security has proposed extensive Real ID requirements restricting which state ID cards can be accepted at federal buildings and airports.